1. Genealogy Week 1 – Before the Internet or
How did our ancestors do their genealogy searching
The internet is a pretty comprehensive place to find things
these days. Be warned
NOT EVERYTHING IS ACCURATE!
Prove EVERYTHING for yourself

2. Sources The most important thing
Have source file as complete as possible. Without knowing where you have been, you will waste valuable time redoing what was already done.
The only way to prove your information is correct is to document it. Make sure you have the name of the book, author, copyright date, publisher, ISBN, page number and subject.

3. Endnotes
1.  Florida Death Index, , Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, [database online] Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, Florida: Florida Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
2.  U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, , National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
3.  Laverne H. Tornow, Interview with Eloise Dumas Strickland, none, Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, [database online] Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, Florida: Florida Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
4.  Laverne H. Tornow, Interview with Eloise Dumas Strickland, none, Dec 6, :15 pm  Telephone Interview  Eloise Dumas Strickland  Wife of Allison Ray Strickland.  .

4. 5. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry. com
5.  1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1930 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001.  Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Census. T626, 2,667 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Homosassa, Citrus, Florida, ED 4, roll 308, page 5A, image

5. Let’s start at the most obvious place
- take a look at what is lying around your house.
Never throw anything away without judging its genealogical value carefully.
Clean House- Gather all your genealogical stuff together.
Have a box to throw things in if you don’t have time to categorize them now
Scan or take pictures of old items, furniture, dishes, houses,
photos, articles, wills, obits, etc.

6. Organize things –
File Folders - Group items by category or family
surname
Notebooks - Use archival safe plastic sheets to
protect your information
Sticky notes – different colors for different
families or types of information.
Forms- Keep several copies of all census forms,
research sheets.
TO DO lists.